Wittgenstein's post-Tractatus rethinking of philosophy in terms ofgrammar offers a new perspective on composition studies. If meaning isgoverned by tacit rules of language that are changing and open-ended,then philosophy might be resituated within composition. This panelinvites papers that model the composition of philosophical texts, discussthe pedagogical implications of teaching philosophy as advancedcomposition, or in some way reconsider composition as "one of the heirsof the subject we used to call philosophy" (Blue & Brown Books).

Possible areas of research:

â€”Philosophy as a â€œform of writingâ€

â€”Readings of philosophical texts in terms of their compositionâ€”i.e.identifying new arguments by attending to the selection or invention ofgenres and styles through which they are made.